NEW YORK, Feb. 12, 2010 - PRNewswire - Kent
Animal Shelter will be recognized on February
13, 2010 as Shelter of the Year by North Shore
Animal League America® at the 55th Annual
Purina® Pro Plan® Show Dogs of the Year®
Awards, presented by Dogs In Review®, in New
York City.

The Shelter of the Year award recognizes
excellence and innovation in rescue programs or
facilities. Kent Animal Shelter was selected for
their progressive approach to rescue and
adoption and their excellent community
outreach, including a Pet Therapy program
which reaches out to local senior centers as well
as for their low-cost spay-neuter program which
performs over 4,000 spay/neuters per year. The
shelter also features a retirement home for cats.
Kent Animal Shelter was established in 1968 as
a no-kill shelter and has remained such ever
since. Over time, Kent Animal Shelter expanded
to serve visitors from the tri-state area and
beyond. Over 700 animals are placed in new
homes every year and the shelter's rescue
efforts reach out to animals in need across the
U.S. and Caribbean. The goal of the shelter is to
build a new facility to replace its aging shelter so
that it can continue to expand its services to
animals in need.